Definition for Startling:

• Suddenly impressing with fear or surprise.

Synonyms for Startling:

• adj.

  •amazing (adjective)
  • astounding.
  •dramatic (adjective)
  • Histrionical,
  • sensational,
  • Theatric,
  • expressive.
  •frightful (adjective)
  • unexpected,
  • shocking,
  • astonishing,
  • alarming,
  • surprising.
  •mind-boggling (adjective)
  • eye-opening.
  •surprising (adjective)
  • shocking,
  • unpredicted,
  • unanticipated,
  • surprising,
  • unforeseen,
  • unexpected,
  • astounding,
  • sudden,
  • astonishing.
  •unusual (adjective)
  • uncommon.

• n.

  •
  • staggering,
  • remarkable,
  • phenomenal,
  • extraordinary,
  • sensational.
  •shocking (noun)
  • frightful.
  •startling (noun)
  • surprising.

• v.

  •alarming (verb)
  • surprising,
  • panicking,
  • frightening,
  • Scaring,
  • signaling,
  • shocking,
  • alerting,
  • dismaying,
  • alarming.
  •surprising (verb)
  • catching unawares,
  • stunning,
  • taking aback,
  • jolting.

• Other synonyms:

  •arresting
  • striking.
  •disquieting
  • disturbing.
  •melodramatic
  • sensational.
  •remarkable
  • unusual.
  •shocking
  • lurid.
  •Other relevant words:
  • striking,
  • numbing,
  • formidable,
  • jerking,
  • precipitate,
  • Originating,
  • galvanising,
  • offsetting,
  • impressive,
  • petrifying,
  • exceptional,
  • spectacular,
  • amaze,
  • dumfounding,
  • deterrent,
  • departing,
  • parting,
  • wondrous,
  • electrifying,
  • undreamt of,
  • extraordinary,
  • dramatic,
  • graphic,
  • rousing,
  • Histrionical,
  • disheartening,
  • stupefying,
  • surprise,
  • abrupt,
  • unwonted,
  • miraculous,
  • Theatric,
  • overwhelming,
  • phenomenal,
  • horrifying,
  • Derailing,
  • precipitant,
  • Deterring,
  • undreamed of,
  • speedy,
  • brisk,
  • disconcerting,
  • Overawing,
  • moving,
  • overhear,
  • bounding,
  • catch out,
  • headlong,
  • jarring,
  • Boggling,
  • awing,
  • rude,
  • radical,
  • remarkable,
  • bypassing,
  • discouraging,
  • considerable,
  • precipitous,
  • scary,
  • chance,
  • fortuitous,
  • breathtaking,
  • threatening,
  • mind-boggling,
  • alternating,
  • eye-opening,
  • rash,
  • Initiating,
  • marvellous,
  • unpredicted,
  • harrowing,
  • fearsome,
  • dumbfounding,
  • melodramatic,
  • troublous,
  • frightful,
  • appalling,
  • blindsiding,
  • dire,
  • notable,
  • jumping,
  • frighten,
  • staggering,
  • different,
  • unlooked-for,
  • sensational,
  • noteworthy,
  • Skipping,
  • marked,
  • impulsive,
  • unconventional,
  • dazzling,
  • unsettling,
  • strange,
  • spooky,
  • Shying,
  • unusual,
  • effective,
  • swift,
  • startled,
  • dreadful,
  • immediate,
  • hasty,
  • astonishing,
  • unsought,
  • Wincing,
  • fabulous,
  • mind-blowing,
  • confounding,
  • unannounced,
  • prodigious,
  • uncommon,
  • fearful,
  • expressive,
  • complete,
  • major,
  • unnerving,
  • lurid,
  • jaw-dropping,
  • Commencing,
  • noticeable,
  • rapid,
  • disturbing,
  • amazing,
  • flabbergasting,
  • catch,
  • distressing,
  • impetuous,
  • fantastic,
  • startle,
  • chilling,
  • hair-raising,
  • disquieting,
  • vivid,
  • upsetting,
  • awesome,
  • overtake,
  • terrifying,
  • be afraid,
  • instantaneous,
  • intimidating,
  • bewildering,
  • quick,
  • daunting,
  • wonderful,
  • starting.

Antonyms for Startling:

• adj.

  • frightful
    expected.
  • Other antonyms:
    unremarkable, typical, unsurprising, mundane, unexceptional, normal, common, usual, customary, ordinary.